The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of waiters and waitresses in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $16,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of waiters and waitresses from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $20,380 | 10.60% | 13.54% |
| 2021 | $18,220 | -7.79% | - |
| 2020 | $19,640 | 1.07% | - |
| 2019 | $19,430 | 0.67% | - |
| 2018 | $19,300 | -2.85% | - |
| 2017 | $19,850 | 4.79% | - |
| 2016 | $18,900 | 1.96% | - |
| 2015 | $18,530 | 4.26% | - |
| 2014 | $17,740 | 0.79% | - |
| 2013 | $17,600 | -0.11% | - |
| 2012 | $17,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $20,380 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for waiters and waitresses in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of waiters and waitresses in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 9.5 percent (9.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Raleigh-Cary and 11.3 percent (11.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Goldsboro.